Sec. 1. 14 MRSA c. 753 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 753

UNIFORM FOREIGN MONEY-JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT

§8501.__Short title

This Act may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Money-judgment Recognition Act.

§8502.__Definitions

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Foreign state.__"Foreign State" means any governmental unit other than the United States; any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession of the United States; the Panama Canal Zone; the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; or the Ryukyu Islands.

2.__Foreign judgment.__"Foreign judgment" means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters.

§8503.__Applicability

This Act applies to any foreign judgment that is final, conclusive and enforceable where rendered even though the judgment is being appealed or it is subject to appeal.

§8504.__Recognition and enforcement

Except as provided in section 8505, a foreign judgment under the requirements of section 8503 is conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or denies recovery of a sum of money.__The foreign judgment is enforceable in the same manner as the judgment of a sister state that is entitled to full faith and credit.

§8505.__Grounds for nonrecognition

1.__Foreign judgment not conclusive.__A foreign judgment is not conclusive if:

A.__The judgment was rendered under a system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;